and the lampof Godhad not yetgoneout, and Samuelwas lyingdownin the templeof the LORDwherethe arkof God[was],
"Everymorningand eveningthey burnto the LORDburntofferingsand fragrantincense,and the showbreadis [set] on the cleantable,and the goldenlampstandwith its lampsis [ready] to lighteveryevening;for we keepthe chargeof the LORDour God,but you have forsakenHim.
OnethingI have askedfrom the LORD,that I shall seek:That I may dwellin the houseof the LORDallthe daysof my life,To beholdthe beautyof the LORDAnd to meditatein His temple.
The voiceof the LORDmakes the deerto calveAnd stripsthe forestsbare;And in His templeeverythingsays,"Glory!"
But as for me, by Your abundantlovingkindnessI will enterYour house,At Your holytempleI will bowin reverencefor You.
"Then you shall makea lampstandof puregold.The lampstand[and] its baseand its shaftare to be madeof hammeredwork;its cups,its bulbsand its flowersshall be [of one piece] with it.
Her rival,however, would provokeher bitterlyto irritateher, becausethe LORDhad closedher womb.
Then Hannahroseaftereatingand drinkingin Shiloh.Now Elithe priestwas sittingon the seatby the doorpostof the templeof the LORD.
